Cheesecake with a Chocolate Chip Crust

Ingredients:

• Enough chocolate chip cookie dough for at least 1 dozen cookies
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (21 ounce) can pie filling (cherry or strawberry were tasty)

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 9 baking pan
2. Place 12 1 tbsp balls of cookie dough evenly throughout the baking pan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the cookie dough spreads to form a crust.
3. Beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla extract in medium bowl until smooth. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust. Bake for additional 15 to 18 minutes or until set.
4. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Top with pie filling. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Cook Time: 1.75 hours
Serves: 9